Colchester Cognitive Hypnotherapy & Wellbeing Centre

Colchester Cognitive Hypnotherapy & Wellbeing Centre Cognitive Hypnotherapy & Wellbeing Centre in Colchester, Essex.

I just wanted to share this lovely testimonial I received from a client a couple of days ago after her successful long-h...
26/03/2026

I just wanted to share this lovely testimonial I received from a client a couple of days ago after her successful long-haul flight to Australia to visit her grandchildren. She got in touch with me as she felt anxious and fearful on any flight, despite knowing it was irrational and that flying is very safe. She described the absolute dread she would feel for days before and during the flight. She really wanted to fly without medication, and she also wanted to be able to look out the window and enjoy the view coming in to Sydney harbour - something she could never imagine being able to do. And look what we achieved in just three sessions in the weeks before her trip. I am so proud of you!

Also, it is interesting to note here that this client let me know in advance that she had aphantasia (very limited visualisation abilities), and we were able to work mostly on the feelings, and on using her inner dialogue to change how she expected the flight to go as well as how she was storing past flights in her memory.

Coming off weight loss medication can feel scary.You’ve made progress. Things have shifted. And yet there’s a quiet unce...
25/03/2026

Coming off weight loss medication can feel scary.

You’ve made progress. Things have shifted. And yet there’s a quiet uncertainty about what comes next. What happens when it's just you again?

This programme is designed to support that transition.

Not with pressure or willpower, but by helping your mind and body feel safe, steady, and in control without relying on the medication.

3 x Bespoke Hypnotherapy Sessions
Personalised hypnotherapy recording

Maintain control around food without the medication
Feel calmer and more stable in your body
Reduce fear of old habits returning
Strengthen self-trust and consistency
Build a way of eating and thinking that feels natural, not forced

Beyond the Jab: In Control, On Your Terms
£250 (for April and May only)

If you’re approaching this stage and want to feel more confident in it, you’re very welcome to get in touch.

Who we are:
We are Kate and Victoria, the founders of Colchester Cognitive Hypnotherapy & Wellbeing Centre. We have almost 20 years experience between us as Cognitive Hypnotherapists. Find out more about us Victoria Ward - Therapist, Coach, Hypnotherapist and Kate Hickmore - Cognitive Hypnotherapy

25/03/2026

Just popping a reply I left on a FB post looking for help here, as it explains a little of what we do here.

"Hi. I'm sorry to hear that you've really been going through it. Either me Victoria Ward - Therapist, Coach, Hypnotherapist or my colleague Kate Hickmore - Cognitive Hypnotherapy at Colchester Cognitive Hypnotherapy & Wellbeing Centre could be the different approach that you are looking for.
Cognitive Hypnotherapy blends different approaches with hypnotherapy, the aim being to make changes from within that you notice reflected in your thoughts and behaviours. We use elements of EMDR to process emotions that are being held on to in the present, even though they really belong to the past. We use NLP to communicate in your own brain's language, in showing it how change is safe and desirable. And we use hypnosis to back it all up, consolidate the work we do in sessions, and create a really strong sense of resourcefulness for the future.

As far as the spiritual side of things go, whatever beliefs you bring to us we use as resources in the work too.

This sort of work is great for co-dependency, as we're looking at why that need for co-dependency came about in the first place, what your system believes it achieves (even though it usually doesn't...) and what we need to replace that co-dependency with to achieve it in a more healthy way.

Anyway, always up for a chat and to talk about what's going on to see if I can help.

Victoria x"

Good morning! Hasn't it been beautiful to see Spring poking its head up. Daffodils, crocuses, blossom on the trees and b...
23/03/2026

Good morning! Hasn't it been beautiful to see Spring poking its head up. Daffodils, crocuses, blossom on the trees and baby bunnies in the fields.

It feels like its time to shake some old stories out of the attic and see what can be put out with the bin men, or maybe repurposed into something new.

People often think of hypnotherapy as this thing for fixing a single issue - stop being scared of dogs, lose some weight, be more comfortable in social situations. But for Kate and I, we both are really in our groove when we are using all our skills, training and experience to help people overhaul their lives from the ground up. Lost mojo, stuckness, new chapters, new identities, feeling good from the inside out, confidence in all areas.

We love our work, the sitting down face to face with you and figuring out together. From A to B.

You know where we are

Victoria x

We now have the upstairs room available to hire daytime, evenings and weekends.Same warmth as our room downstairs.Access...
20/03/2026

We now have the upstairs room available to hire daytime, evenings and weekends.

Same warmth as our room downstairs.
Accessible toilet, and kitchen area.
Easy access from the A12.
Plenty of free parking.

Get in touch to find out more.

Kate & Victoria

Here’s something fascinating about the human brain.In a well-known experiment by researchers at the Max Planck Institute...
06/03/2026

Here’s something fascinating about the human brain.

In a well-known experiment by researchers at the Max Planck Institute, participants were asked to make a simple choice: press a button with either their left or right hand whenever they felt like it.

While they were deciding, scientists were scanning their brains.

Participants also had to report the exact moment they believed they had consciously made the decision.

But the surprising discovery was this:

Researchers could predict which button someone would press up to seven seconds before the person believed they had made the decision. 

In other words, the brain had already started preparing the decision long before conscious awareness caught up.

Brain activity patterns in decision-making areas were already forming the outcome before the person felt they had chosen. 

So what does this tell us?

Much of what drives our behaviour happens below conscious awareness.

Our subconscious mind is constantly:
• scanning for patterns
• drawing on past experiences
• predicting outcomes
• preparing actions

By the time we “decide”, a lot of the work has already happened behind the scenes.

This doesn’t mean we have no control over our choices.

But it does explain why habits, beliefs and emotional patterns can feel so automatic.

If the subconscious is running the programme, conscious willpower alone often isn’t enough to change it.

Which is why approaches that work with the subconscious, such as hypnosis, somatic work, or deep therapeutic reflection, can create change that feels more natural and lasting.

Because when the subconscious updates the pattern, the decisions that follow start to change too.

(www.mpg.de/research/unconscious-decisions-in-the-brain)

Got a question about hypnotherapy or how we work? Put it in the comments, we’ll answer them all. Kate & Victoria ...
26/02/2026

Got a question about hypnotherapy or how we work? Put it in the comments, we’ll answer them all.

Kate & Victoria

12/02/2026

When feeling overwhelmed or near shutdown, engaging muscles and tendons in the head and neck signals safety, guiding your nervous system towards a place of re-engagement.

To enhance the benefits, you may incorporate mindful breathing by matching your breath to the pace of your movements.

10/02/2026

A simple breathing technique to bring you a calmer state of body and mind.

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Park Lane, Langham
Colchester
CO45NL

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
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Friday 9am - 5pm

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